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Windows 12 May Require a Subscription (www.pcmag.com)

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[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a "Subscription Edition," "Subscription Type," and a "subscription status."

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[-] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 4 points 1 year ago

Wondering how will F2P games with anti-cheat react to the news. Knowing that much of their player base may jump ship to Linux to avoid the subscription fees, will they relent and start using less invasive anti-cheat programs, or will they try to adapt specific versions of Wine / Proton to work in rooted mode?

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

I think an optimistic view would be 1% of their users jump ship…until they see their game isn’t available and they jump back

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